The NCAA tournament meeting between Marshall and WVU re-ignited an argument that has been discussed at high-top bar tables across West Virginia for the last decade: Should the Mountaineers and […]
Columns/Opinion
Sofa Sports Association an idea this couch potato appreciates
I haven’t been involved in an organized sport since I was the manager of my junior high girls’ basketball team. So even then, the most exercise required of me was […]
An epiphany flashes into an ordinary life
“Small things start us in new way of thinking.” — V.S. Naipaul Many of us associate the word “epiphany” with church sermons during the Christmas holidays or with the three […]
The right to be heard
The reasons for silence are as often as obvious as they are unknown. One of them certainly must be that it helps soothe sorrow. Still another would have to be […]
Out with the old, in with the new for WVU
Although the season is over, January usually has its fair share of ups and downs for the WVU football program. New members enroll early to make it through the spring […]
Football has a way of bringing us all together
Thanksgiving is for football fans. While this is a holiday of thanks and too much food, it also marks the beginning of the best time of the year for the […]
Calisthenics making a big comeback
It’s widely undisputed knowledge that to fully develop as an athlete, you need to do more than just practice your sport. Hours upon hours of training and sacrifice are usually […]
Breast cancer is always a big deal
When I was about 13 years old, a doctor, while filling out my chart, asked me if I knew of any history of breast cancer in my family. “No, I […]
#MeToo movement brings awareness to big problem
Me too. Just a couple little words, totaling only five measly letters. But for the women participating in the movement this past week, the meaning is huge. And as is […]
Bears’ Meyer making himself at home on Mon County mound
GRANVILLE — Contrary to popular belief, West Virginia Black Bears pitcher Stephan Meyer is not registered to vote in Monongalia County. Some folks may have wondered after seeing the right-hander’s […]




